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deadhead

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: deadhead

1
 n
a train or bus or taxi traveling empty
2
 n
a nonenterprising person who is not paying his way
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: deadhead
1

n a train or bus or taxi traveling empty

Type of:
public transport
conveyance for passengers or mail or freight
2

n a nonenterprising person who is not paying his way

“the deadheads on the payroll should be eased out as fast as possible”
Type of:
nonworker
a person who does nothing
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